CVE-2025-40080
nbd: restrict sockets to TCP and UDP
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Oct 28, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Apr 16, 2025
Description
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:
nbd: restrict sockets to TCP and UDP
Recently, syzbot started to abuse NBD with all kinds of sockets.
Commit cf1b2326b734 ("nbd: verify socket is supported during setup") made sure the socket supported a shutdown() method.
Explicitely accept TCP and UNIX stream sockets.
Scores
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Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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LinuxLinux |
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LinuxLinux |
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References
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/c365e8f20f4201d873a70385bd919f0fb531e960
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/4f9e6ff6319dbcebea64b50af0304cf0ad7e97e7
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/37ad11f20e164c23ce827dd455b42c0fdd29685c
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/808e2335bc1cf2293b9e36ccc94c267c81509c71
- https://git.kernel.org/stable/c/9f7c02e031570e8291a63162c6c046dc15ff85b0
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-019113.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-457936.html
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